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S. HELLER.

JEWELRY CLASP. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 20. I9!- 1,314=,803. Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

"SAMUEL HELLER, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

' JEWEIiRY -CLASP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

Applioation flled March 20, 1918. Serial No. 223,479.

To all whom itmay concern:

1 .Be itknown that I, SAMUEL HELLER, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ewelry-Clasps, of which the following 18 a specification.

present lnvention originated as an improvement in necklaces of the type in which pearls, beads or similar ornamental objects are strung on flexible cords orstrings usually of silk,linen or other fiexible fiber and while certain features of my invention will be found useful in otherrelations and for other purposes, I will describe-the invention in connection w th a strmg bead necklace of a the type in which it was first embodied by me. 20

Necklaces of this type require that the ends of the string be attached to the separable members of a clasp and for commercial reasons it is .very important "that the beads or other ornamental-objects cover the entirelength of'the string so that the portions of the string adjacent the clasp will not be left exposed to sight when the necklace is claspedupon the neck.

This is taken care of in the manufacture 10f the necklaces byneatly tyin knottingor A securing by shellac, the ends o the stringto the respective members of the clasp. The

pearls or other'ornamental objects, usually in graduated sizes, are threaded upon the string and the string being initially of greater length than required :for the necklace can be neatly and conveniently tied or knotted to the. clasp members after which the excess string can be cut off, making a very vneat job. v

Wh'le there are a variety of. schemes for tyin'g, knotting, securing by shellac, etc.,

which are commonly practised, substantially all of them require thatfthe pearls or other beads be threaded upon a string substantially longer than the proposed necklace or other circlet so that there will be a substanf .tial length of string. left 'for tymg of the final knot and substantially all practical methods require that the surplus'beyond the knot be cut off afterthe tyingoperationus. completed. Hence, if a customer desires that a clasp of difi'erent workmanship, ornamentation or price he applied to a necklace which he selects, the entire necklace mustbe restrung on a new cord or strmg 1n order to get the surplus length required for satisfactorily retying the string to the clasp members. It is obvious that for necklaces or other circlets selling at a small price, usually by unskilled persons, the trouble and expense of changing the clasp to suit the desires of the customer will be out of proportion to the selling price of the article and hence entirely impractical as a business proposition. a

To meet this necessity as to cheap necklaces, and to provide quickly detachable and easily interchangeable clasps for all kinds of necklaces and circlets, my invention contemplates the employment of what might be termed a triple clasp,'that is to say, a main clasp which may be of any known or desired construction suitable for easy engagement and disengagement by the owner of the necklace, and at each end of the clasp between it andthe end of the string, pairs of cooperating link members-atleast one member of each pair being a spring or snap link adapted for snap connection withthe other member. Similar members of each pair of detachable links will be permanently secured to the ends of the necklace string and the other members of each pair ermanently secured to the respective encs of the main clasp. These pairs of detachable links will be similar for all necklaces andfor all clasps so that any necklace can be easily secured to or detached from any clasp.

My invention also includesaperculiar construction of cooperating spring links suitable for the above purpose, one link member comprising a split link having hooked terminals spring pressed toward each other and theother having a pair of eye terminals tion having my invention applied thereto,

Fi 3 isaface view of a blank for a modified orm of terminal link, and

v Fig. 4 is a section showing the manner of permanently securing the same to the string of the necklace. d

- jects. 7 strnng' thereon. i

In the drawings the main clasp is of a common and very Well-known construction.

It comprises a socket member l, usually more or less ornamented and of more'ror less expensive metal; and a cooperatinghvsocket member-and provided With a projection 5Whereby the stringmfay be compressed for releasing the detent. Till6g1166l lace'comprises the'cordorstring 6 havmg the pearls, beads or'similar o namental oblnstead o'f beingtied directly to the clasp members 1, 2, the string is 'permanentlyse' cured by tying or otherwise to link members similar to each othenand each formed Witha perforated portionS for engagement With the strlng and bifurcated 'llnk port ons 9 9 of spring material, each bifurcation havin an aoerture ore Te 10 adaated'to de tachably engage Withcooperating link members securing the ends c "of the main clasp.

The lattermembers comprise spring links 11 "rigidlyisecnred, one to theend of the socket membenand the other to *the end, of the .spring latch member of th'e main These link members ll'are' formed 'With' 1nturned ends 12, 12 spring Pressed into firm engagement With each. other and adapted ."for hook engagement wlthflthe'respectlve eyes 10, 10 of the bifurcated members 9'. f

VVhile the" strings 6 may ts secnred to the bifurcated. links by any desired form tying, indicated but not fully shown,f at 1'3,

Figsfll 'and 2, I prefer thespe cial fornrof bifurcated link shown in' F-igj 3 having the V string secured thereto as shovvn in Figl A.

In Fig. 3 the linkvvhich inlay-be formecbas a stamping, hasfitscentralfportion14fco;

cavedto form a" cnpwith a' single perforation'15 at the bottom thereof' The bifurcations 9, 9 are bent up to the position shown in Fig. 4t and the string secured in the cup by passing it through the perforation 15, knotting it,cutting 0a the surplus strmg and running melted"shellac'into the cup on top of theknot.

' the detachable link me'mbers are a'dapted'to be' secured as the per-' manent terminal links of chain'necklaces,"

It is obvious made interchangeably and detachably seCurable to clasps ofall thefdifi erent designs' and prices that may be carried in stock;

Iclaim: t 1. Anornamental article of manu facture, consisting of a fibrous 'cord, perforated ornamental objects strung upon said cord,

terminallinks havingthe ends .of'said cord secured thereto so that said ornamental obects substantlally cover; the entire length of said string, and a mainclasp comprising an,

ornamental socket member and a cooperatmg slldmg sp rmg latch member, 1n combination With'spring links at the respective ends of said socket and latch members. 'formed and arranged for detachable engagement With said'terminal links on said string.

2.--A n ornamental article ofmanufacture, consisting of a fibrous cord, perforated ornamental objects strung upon said cord,

terminal links having the ends of said cord secured thereto 'so that said ornamental ob- "jects substantiallycover the entire'length' of c "said string, and a main clasp comprising an ornamental socket member and a c0operatingslidingspringlatch member, in combination with spring links at the respective ends of said socket and latch membersf formed. and arrangedfor detachable en'-- gagemenflvvith said terminal-links on said -'string, one link of-each pair being'form'ed IWith :inturn'edends forming hookes normany spring pressed t-ovvardfeach Others p 3. An ornamental article of manufacture,

consisting of a fibrous cord, perforated or- ;namental objects strungnpon said cord, terminal links having the ends" of said cord secured thereto so: that: said ornamental mentvvith said terminal links onsaidstring, one link of each pair being formed Within objects substantially cover the entire length er said string, and a main clasp comprising an ornamental socket member and acoop'en 7 ating sliding spring latch member," in combination'with spring linksfat the respective ends of fsaid socket and" latch" members," 'fformed' andiarranged for detachable engage--* turned ends forming hooks normallyspring pressed'toward each other and the'other of said links being formed With :aniop'e'ning I through Wh1ch said string is secured and With outwardly spring pressed bifurcations formediwith eyes adapted to engagelwithj "the, hook members ofthe' other link.-

4. An ornamental article of manufacture,

consisting oi a'fibrous cord,.perforated 0r- 'namental ObJBOtS strung upon said c0rd',ter-

mmal links having the ends of said cord secured thereto ,so that said ornamental '0b- 1 jec'ts substantially cover the entire length of sa d string anda mainclasp comprising an i g ornamentalsocketimember, and a vcooperatbm and hat y jmyimve t ing sliding 'spri'ng latch member in combiall necklaces, chains, bracelets, etc., may; be

nationwith links at the'respective'ends jof said. socket and latch members, formed and tovvard"each other, one detachable link of each pa r belng formed with outwardly sprlng pressedbifurcations formedlwith eyes 'ada ted to engage with the hook-members of 1316 other link.

5. Anornafmental winter manufacture,

an ornamental socket member and a cooper-.

ating latch member, in combination with means at the respective ends of said socket 10 and latch members formed and arranged for detachable engagement with the respective terminal links on said cord.

6. A'clasp consisting of cooperating detachable members and pairs of detachable links secured to the respective ends of said clasp members, one link of each pair being formed with inturned ends forming hooks normally spring pressed toward each other and the other of said links being formed with an opening by which a cord or chain may be secured and with adjacent, outwardly pressing bifurcations formed with eyes adapted to cnga e with the hook members of the other link.

7. An ornamental article of manufacture,

consisting of a fibrous string or cord, perforated ornamental objects strung upon said cord, terminal links having the ends of said cord secured thereto, said links being each formed with an opening through which said string is secured and with forwardly extending bifurcations of spring metal, each formed with an eye.

8. An ornamental article of manufacture, consisting of a fibrous string or cord, perforated ornamental objects strung upon said cord, terminal links having the ends of said cord secured thereto so that said ornamental objects substantially cover the entire length of said string, said links being each formed with a central cup having a central opening in which an end of said cord is knotted and secured by shellac; and integral with said cup, forwardly directed bifurcations of spring metal, each formed with an eye.

Signed at New York city in the county of New York, and State of New York this 19th day of March, A. D. 1918.

SAMUEL HELLER.

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